How to install VMware Workstation on Windows Server 2008

[little-Jacqueline]

Hi everybody,

Windows Server 2008 compatibility with existing applications and functionality needed in a safe test environment for testing. VMware Workstation is a perfect test environment. I need why should use VMware Workstation and how to VMware Workstation is running Windows Server 2008. Please suggest. Thanks in advance.

[Devasis]

You can at any time to save the configuration of Windows Server 2008, make changes and return to the virtual machine is a snapshot point. This test installation, patching, configuration changes and application installation is concerned, is a very good feature. Snapshot functionality is not unique to virtual machine products, but a snapshot of Workstation Manager is unique. Like no other virtual programs have such a powerful snapshot of the Workstation Manager. With it, you can display the tree structure, see all the snapshots, you can also move back and forth in accordance with the time. All the best.

[Solomon]

Through the combination, you can configure multiple virtual machine, VMware Workstation child, as a group, at the same time to start. This means that you can have both a Windows 2008 DC, one Exchange 2007 Server, a Windows 2008 OCS Server, they are different sub-virtual machine. You press a button to start the whole group of virtual machines. In private Network, With the Workstation of the private network (also known as host-only), you can put the whole group of sub-operating system (or have both machines) are on the private network, only allow them to communicate with each other. This is to prevent interference with Windows Server 2008 test your existing Windows Active Directory domain, the best way. Check and reply.

[MrChris-]

If you have not VMware Workstation, you can download a fully functional demo version of the deadline: VMware Workstation Evaluation from website.
Then try the steps:
1. From the DVD or DVD that contains the ISO file that can be downloaded to get Windows Server 2008. To ensure that the version of Win 2008 with your computer's hardware to match. Therefore, if your CPU is the AMB 64-bit, then you need to use Windows Server 2008 AMB 64-bit version.
2. To make sure your version of VM Workstation is the latest version, to ensure that the child is included in the operating system Win2008. My version is Workstation 6.0.1, Windows Server 2008 on the list.
3. Open Vmware Workstation, click the Home tab on the New Virtual Machine.
4. Using the default settings, and select the Typical you want to create a virtual machine.
5. For the VM type, using Windows default settings and hardware options for your Windows Server 2008 version (32-bit or 64-bit).

[Calvin K]

I personally think that any use of virtualized Windows Server 2008 method of testing is good, but some methods better than other methods.
# VMware Server - VMware Server is superior to Workstation One of the advantages is that it is free of charge. However, for desktop virtualization test, I think you will still prefer Workstation's ease of use.
# VMware ESX Server - Of course, you will not just to test Windows Server 2008 went to buy ESX Server, but if you have already installed the ESX Server, then use it to carry out testing is a good choice.

Best of luck.